"And probably some of the Black Lives Matter folks called them
up, say, 'Oh, you shouldn't be meeting with Trump because he
believes that all lives matter,'" he continued. "I believe black
lives do matter but I believe all lives matter very strongly. …
What I think happened is a lot of pressure was put on them."

Last Wednesday, Trump's campaign announced to reporters that it
would be holding a Monday-afternoon "press conference," and that
he would be "joined by a coalition of 100 African American
Evangelical pastors and religious leaders who will endorse the
GOP front-runner after a private meeting."

But that press conference and endorsement event got downgraded to
an "informational meet and greet," according to a note from the
Trump campaign Sunday.

"Mr. Trump will host a private, informational meet and greet with
many members of the Coalition of African American Ministers at
Trump Tower after which a number of attendees are expected to
endorse Mr. Trump," the new advisory stated. "This is closed to
press and therefore no media credentials will be provided."

That scheduling shift followed reports indicating that some of
the pastors involved did not plan to endorse Trump.

"I am not officially endorsing ANY candidate and when I do you
will NOT need to hear it from pulpitting courtjesters who suffer
from intellectual and spiritual myopia," one of the pastors,
Bishop Clarence McClendon, wrote on Facebook,
according to The Daily Beast.

A "Trump insider"
told Politico that 40 pastors were prepared to endorse the
billionaire after their Monday meeting, but when the group
expanded to 100 pastors, it also included some religious leaders
who opposed Trump's candidacy.